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Proverbs 1:22 “How long, O naive ones, will you love simplicity? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?”
“There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.” – Socrates
What happens when reasonable discourse is censored by an increasingly authoritarian system? During Covid, they said, “Follow the science.” Yet, as with climate change, a person can only have one side to the story. Nowadays, some scientists are even afraid to define a biological woman. Have we gone from science to cult? What about communist-style hate-speech laws for “misgendering” someone?
Does censorship encourage or stifle reasonable discourse? Does censorship encourage or stifle free thinking? Does censorship encourage or stifle critical thinking? Does censorship encourage or stifle freedom of speech? Does censorship encourage or stifle freedom?
a bowl of salmon sushi-ends alongside salad, and servings of soy sauce, pea & ham soup with chilli powder and a folded crepe filled with homemade raspberry sauce
the untidy sushi-ends were cut off from both ends of the rolled sushi rolls before the sushi rolls were cut into segments flic.kr/p/2srSrym
pea soup flic.kr/p/2sqVV87
crepe/pancake flic.kr/p/2srSqEn
The Best Way To Make Sushi At Home
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIoOv6lWYnk
Dragon Roll - How To Make Sushi Series
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENp0r0y78AQ&t=215s
more information
How To: Step-by-Step Sushi at Home
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGG01tj9wi4
How To Roll Sushi with The Sushi Man
www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MiH9-FQ5w&t=4s
How to make 7 Types of Sushi | Japanese Food | The Far East Cuisine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR3QMxReUOQ
history of sushi - sushi university sushiuniversity.jp/basicknowledge/history-of-sushi
basic sushi knowledge - sushi university sushiuniversity.jp/basicknowledge/
just one thing with michael mosley
food special with professor tim spector
7 days 30 different plant based foods
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ngjx
ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my personal taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily ...
i've created a group www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ to gather ideas and encourage myself to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...
"The word Buddha is a title for the first awakened being in an era. In most Buddhist traditions, Siddhartha Gautama is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." [note 2] Gautama Buddha may also be referred to as Śākyamuni (Sanskrit: शाक्यमुनि "Sage of the Śākyas")."
Macro Monday project - 01/28/13
"Wisdom”
Flickr Friday theme, Knowledge. One of my old books. Cookie and Mouse. Mouse doesn't want to give up his bowtie.
the old photographer,;-)
SSC - Steps or stairs
This was a tough challenge this week, a few years back steps and stairs were my favourite topic, almost an obsession. Recently I have not been visiting as many National Trust Properties and stately homes and as a result was struggling to find a subject. Luckily I then remembered these stairs in Braintree Library.
Explore #49 on January 26, 2023.
The Macoupin County Courthouse was designed by the prolific architect Elijah E. Myers (1832-1909) whose work includes three state capitols (Michigan, Texas, and Colorado), along with courthouses and other public buildings in the United States and internationally. The McDonough County Courthouse, featured last fall in my series on Macomb, Illinois, was also designed by Myers.
After serving in the military during the Civil War, Myers settled briefly in Springfield, Illinois, and it was there that he obtained the Macoupin County courthouse commission. Myers must have put every ounce of his architectural knowledge into the Macoupin County design, whose grand size and elaborate ornamentation seems more suited to a state house than a rural courthouse. The Beaux-Arts building was under construction from 1867-70.
Beyond the beauty of this courthouse is an interesting backstory about how this building came to be known as the "Million Dollar Courthouse." The following description is borrowed from the Macoupin County website (macoupincountyil.gov/)
Macoupin County’s “Million Dollar Courthouse” received its nickname because when construction was halted in 1870 – that was halted, not completed – it cost $1.3 million. That would be $23.5 million dollars in today’s money. At the time, it was the biggest instance of overspending in Illinois history.
There were accusations by county residents regarding misappropriations of funds during the construction of the courthouse. One of the commissioners, Judge Loomis was accused of using stone from the courthouse to build a grand hotel, the Loomis House, on the square. Judge Loomis stated he purchased the stone but never produced a bill of sales. Another commissioner, County Clerk George Holliday, was seen leaving town by train in the middle of the night carrying a carpet bag. Public opinion was that the bag was filled with some of the money raised for construction of the courthouse. Holliday was never seen again and it is still a mystery as to where he went.
When the courthouse was opened in 1870, it was the largest courthouse in the country with the possible exception of one in New York City. The doors, staircases, windows sills and sashes are all made of cast iron, making the courthouse the first fireproof building in the country.
It took the citizens of Macoupin County 40 years to pay off the debt. Many lost their homes and farms because of the taxes. There was a two day jubilee to celebrate the burning of the last bond in 1910.
The “Million Dollar Courthouse” is one of few courthouses of its age that is not a museum, white elephant, or has been demolished. It is still a working courthouse which is open for business 5 days a week.
It stands as an awe inspiring example of what men did with their hands and simple tools a century and a half ago. Over the years, the “Million Dollar Courthouse” has become a showplace that attracts tourists, architects and artist from around the world.
The Macoupin County Courthouse is the focal point of the Carlinville Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. At the 2020 census, the population of Carlinville was 5,710. efault
... frost covered apple tree in late december still holding many golden/yellow apples but no leaves at all.
19 August 1839 was when Louis Daguerre made the “Daguerreotype."
The announcement that the Daguerreotype "requires no knowledge of drawing...." and that " anyone may succeed...and perform as well as the author of the invention" was greeted with enormous interest, and "Daguerreomania" became a craze overnight.
Pisa, Italy.
SOOC
Explore. Highest at 56. Not Front Page like I had hoped, but I'm still very happy!
Those cubicle-shaped rooms in those buildings look like books and the whole building looks like a bookshelf. Those rooms representing knowledge. Wings are the focal point in this picture because that is the end result, which is freedom. And with that freedom that person holds endless opportunities (sky is the limit).
FlickrFriday theme is: #Knowledge
Exactly 30 years ago, my son found a present under the Christmas tree, a Lego Pirate Ship with a paper booklet with assembly instructions. Two days ago, my granddaughter found a Star Wars Ship under the Christmas tree, but with much more modern instructions. Of course she had to open the gift right away and start building.
HFF!
I had never entered Amble before. But I knew the name. Despite having no knowledge about the place (perhaps like you have no idea what Wick is like). Passing the sign that optimistically welcomed me to the town of Amble, I passed the directions for the marina that every coastal town has to have these days. Like a council estate. And I headed towards the little fishing harbour down streets thinly populated by an 'amusement' arcade, a fish and chip shop, one or two pound shops, a currency exchange store, a couple of charity shops and some uninviting looking, aged pubs. I passed into the older part of town which so strongly reminded me of Wick in Caithness, so often the end of the world for the weary traveller who thought it would be a good idea to go all the way to John O'Groats. It was a place infested by 'dirty Wickers' and I involuntarily went into defensive mode as I travelled through Amble's streets lined by grim terraced properties. I found myself to the harbour area. A crowd of grey seagulls stood like moody football thugs on a small grassed area by the Fish Shack (on the Sea Quest) as if waiting for the end of a minute's silence for a revered player who had just died, whilst white squares of grease proof paper caught in spirals of wind amongst the huts. Some people huddled in anoraks, hoods up, as they ate wooden chips and crunchy fish at a wooden trestle table overlooking the short, steep beach. A small, black hulled fishing boat entered the estuary, momentarily disappearing into the yellow light of the low sun reflected on the water. Darcy leapt to the end of her stretchy lead to make the gulls take flight. They didn't move. She barked a happy "hello", and wagged her tail to a passing collie and owner. But they passed by, unhearing, unseeing.
Oh, I go on! It wasn't all that bad, but it definitely reminded me of Wick. Which all the way from my childhood, I thought was grim.
In fact, TripAdvisor reviews for the Fish Shack are a mixed bag of fish and chips www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g1480277-d1046882...
Comment une bibliothèque, un théâtre et d'autres partenaires culturels peuvent-ils cohabiter avec succès sous un même toit ? D'abord en abattant les cloisons...et deuxièmement, en combinant l’architecture de l’espace public avec le design de la programmabilité. Le résultat s’appelle Hub Kerkrade : non seulement un centre de ressources, mais aussi un vivier de connaissances, d’informations, d’éducation et de divertissement.
Kerkrade est une ville située dans la province la plus méridionale des Pays-Bas, à proximité de l'Allemagne. Le Hub Kerkrade, situé dans un ancien centre commercial, dispose d'une surface de pas moins de 5 000 m2, qui abrite le théâtre, la bibliothèque, divers partenaires culturels et l'école de musique de Kerkrade située à proximité. Cet emplacement fait partie du centre-ville revitalisé. Le design du Hub est une nouvelle co-création du guide créatif international et architecte Aat Vos (concept de design, stratégie, direction créative) en collaboration avec Mars Interior Designers (design, ingénierie).
A l'origine, la bibliothèque occupait la moitié de la surface du bâtiment et était séparée du théâtre par un mur. La suppression des cloisons a permis de créer plus d'espace, de lumière et une nouvelle idée pour le foyer. Cet espace pratiquement toujours vide s'est transformé en un espace de vie partagé multifonctionnel où l'on peut travailler, étudier ou se rencontrer. Le point de mire de cet espace se trouve dans le foyer : l'escalier du théâtre est équipé d'une belle rampe et d'un tapis rose rougeâtre, recouvert des deux côtés d'acier bleu. Le bar du foyer a été réalisé en cuivre et est désormais posé sur un fond de briques brutes, associé à un écran LED et à un caisson lumineux. Le « break drinks cabinet » vole la vedette, tant par sa taille que par l'éclairage changeant de couleur.
How can a library, a theatre and other cultural partners successfully coexist under one roof? Firstly by breaking down the walls...and secondly, by combining the architecture of public space with the design of programmability. The result is called Hub Kerkrade: not only a resource centre, but also a hotbed of knowledge, information, education and entertainment.
Kerkrade is a city in the southernmost province of the Netherlands, close to Germany. Hub Kerkrade, located in a former shopping centre, has a surface area of no less than 5,000 m2, which houses the theatre, the library, various cultural partners and the nearby Kerkrade Music School. This location is part of the revitalised city centre. The design of the Hub is a new co-creation of international creative guide and architect Aat Vos (design concept, strategy, creative direction) in collaboration with Mars Interior Designers (design, engineering).
Originally, the library occupied half of the building's surface and was separated from the theatre by a wall. The removal of the partitions created more space, light and a new idea for the foyer. This almost always empty space has been transformed into a multifunctional shared living space where people can work, study or meet. The focal point of this space is in the foyer: the theatre staircase is equipped with a beautiful banister and a reddish-pink carpet, covered on both sides with blue steel. The foyer bar was made of copper and is now set against a background of raw bricks, combined with an LED screen and a light box. The "break drinks cabinet" steals the show, both in terms of its size and the colour-changing lighting.
One of a sisterhood whose knowledge is passed down from generation in generation in a strict code of ethics and magic
model: Spoken in Red
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Knowledge on the ecology of streams at extreme altitudes is relatively sparse. We conducted a preliminary survey of the macroinvertebrate fauna of Tibetan streams in June 2009 and August 2011 and compared streams with different water sources. We collected quantitative samples of macroinvertebrates and measured physicochemical variables at 16 sites (8 each sampling year) at altitudes ranging from 4315 to 5065 m a.s.l. and grouped the sites into 3 types according to origin: glacier-fed, rain-fed, and lake-outlets. We identified 38 taxa, with a mean of 8.9 taxa per site. Overall the benthic fauna was dominated by insects (71%), mainly Diptera (especially Chironomidae). Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera were found at nearly all sites but mostly in low numbers; however, the fauna was significantly different in the 2 sampling years, especially due to the proportions of Chironomidae (68% in June 2009 and 10% in August 2011) and Baetidae (6% vs. 35%, respectively). The 3 stream types had significantly different faunas. Rain-fed streams had the highest total taxon richness (γ-diversity), but glacier-fed streams had a slightly higher taxon turnover rate (β-diversity). Percent glacial cover in the catchment and water turbidity explained most of the variability in taxon richness. Although not particularly taxon rich compared to other high-altitude streams, the Tibetan stream fauna showed considerable spatial variability. The fast retreat of the glaciers and permanent snow fields in Tibet makes further studies on distribution patterns and driving forces for aquatic biodiversity urgent.
Diversity and composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages in high-altitude Tibetan streams (PDF Download Available). Available from: www.researchgate.net/publication/280077956_Diversity_and_... [accessed Sep 1, 2017].
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Week 7, Saturday
While Aura grows it's interesting to follow how elements of imagination and magic to come into her play. Especially one particular episode has stayed in my mind. We were at the kitchen and she kept on asking food from the fridge to give her sleeping cat. Of course she cannot feed her cat real food, so I opened the fridge took some 'imaginary food' and put it into her hand (in other words I put nothing into her hand). This was the first time when she was introduced to 'imaginary things' and didn't have any idea how she would react. Aura looked her hand and stopped for good ten seconds to wonder what was going on. Then, and very much to my surprise, she accepted it without any questions and went to feed this 'imaginary food' to her sleeping cat, which was of course very satisfied by it.
If you've grown close to natural sciences it's tempting to see magical thinking, which lives somewhere between religion and art, as flawed attempt to understand world, and based on false logic, associative thinking or other irrational elements of thought – something which kids (and adults) grow out by learning logic and science. And while I can't totally deny this stance, I still find Claude Lévi-Strauss's thought of 'untamed thinking' to be more interesting way to describe this mode of thinking. As such it breaks up, or least decreases, the distinction between science and magic, by saying that untamed mind is perhaps an universally constitutive form of thought and distinct from mind cultivated or domesticated for the purpose of yielding a return (as it is with an engineer, for example, but in practice all educated people). Untamed mind continually gathers and applies structures wherever they can be used. As such it also describes how magical thinking is used when Aura learns her way into our culture. To her, it is a way to manipulate symbols, words and images to achieve new meanings which she will then put to use in her play. This way untamed thinking enables her to explore and learn her cultural and mental surroundings. Later on when she grows older, with help of education, she will of course learn to think like rest of us. By then her train of thought is domesticated to live within preexisting set of theoretical and practical knowledge. But today it's different and her mind is still free to go wherever she wants. It makes me happy, because I'm perhaps tired of my own thoughts.
Year of the Alpha – 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: www.yearofthealpha.com